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On the recordMay 18, 1994
yesterday's survey results on the public's faith in President Clinton's foreign policy skills were no surprise to me and my colleagues. We have known for some time that our country's once unquestioned role as leader of the free world is now in doubt. Only 40 percent of all Americans approve of Mr. Clinton's handling of foreign affairs, and with the way we are headed in Haiti, Bosnia and North Korea, does anyone really believe that this number is going to improve? It has become a question of leadership. Is the decisiveness there? Will we defend our strategic interests? These types of questions are getting louder, not just at home I remind you, but more and more from our allies abroad. Mr. Speaker, what type of message is President Clinton sending our troops stationed at the border between North and South Korea? What type of message do his weekly policy changes send to military dictators in Haiti? And what type of message does his wavering send our NATO and UN allies when we do not deliver on our promises in Bosnia? Mr. Speaker, I urge you and my colleagues in calling on President Clinton to be decisive and act out of conviction. The American people deserve it and our allies demand it! America needs decisive leadership.
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Joseph Knollenberg
Republican · Michigan

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Addressing concerns about President Clinton's foreign policy and leadership during a congressional speech.

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